Info about Germany Travel
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Germany is one of the countries that has given to this world a lot of culture and has still a lot to offer.
There are cultural things that all of us know, starting from amazing architecture and sculptures and of course, going to the famous composers and writers.
When you start talking about the culture in Germany you o not know what to actually begin, and what is more important, if we could actually say this.
Let’s start with the oldest evidence of culture which will go back in the roman and medieval times.
This culture is gathered in the Berlin Museum. Well, this is not a simple museum, it is actually a complex and it is actually called Berlin Museum Island. Only, considering this we can understand just how much the culture in Germany is. The complex is made out of five other museums that gather art architecture and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage.
The treasures of the Kings of Saxony can be seen in the Green Vault in Dresden a place that has been reopened to public in 2006 while it was closed for some time. The museum chamber is Europe’s most expensive one.
Another museum complex is in Munich which is designed in a way that will take the visitor to an imaginary trip in the history of art.
We talked about arts of the old times. But Germany is also about modern art. A museum for that can be visited in Leipzig.
Another museum of arts and also crafts is the German Watch Museum Glashutte. The town is famous for making watches and the museum is a statement of that.
Technology and science can also be a culture especially if it is gathered in a museum to show its development. This Museum - Technology History, Deutches Museum can be found in Munich and it is visited a lot by those that are interested in technology and the steps of it in history.
If you want to get acquainted with the famous people of Germany then you need to visit Goethe National Museum.
For architecture culture it is enough to go for sightseeing in all Germanys’ cities. The buildings are great testimonials of great times. Also there are castles and palaces to be visited and admired for their beauty in Germany, like Neuschwanstein Castle that was built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
One of the most important art museums in Germany is the Städel Institute of Art. This is placed in Frankfurt and constitutes one of the mains attraction of the town and of the country.
Although it was one of the saddest moments in history, the II World War, there is actually a Jewish Museum in Berlin. This is made in a very modern way and it is representing the period that the Jewish had in Germany.
Apart from all these museums that stay witness to all the culture and its development it is important to mention the writers, poets and philosophers that are renowned in this world. There are some very huge names to be mentioned: Grimm Bothers, Friedrich Schiller, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Thomas Mann, Heinrich Mann, Gunter Grass and others.